donjon
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However, both donjon and dungeon originally referred to and still refer to, secondarily, a castle keep.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2017
Turning to Google, I learned that the English word dungeon emerged several centuries ago from the French donjon, which in turn is thought to have descended from dominio, which is Latin for lord or master.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2017
Oldest part of the grim little hamlet was a "broch tower": a crude donjon keep.
From Time Magazine Archive
I don't know in the least what a donjon keep is, but it sounds like a place to put people for a good while, and I had no time then for experimental knowledge.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Albert Bigelow Paine
Another outcome of the genius of Norman builders seems to have been the donjon or keep type of castle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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